On the heels of the release of a bunch of new Rakim tracks, we got word that a new live album was scheduled to drop in early March. Sure enough, the full joint just came through the wire. Rakim's "The Archive: Live, Lost & Found" is a live recording filled with the legend's classic cuts spanning his 20+ year career in hip-hop. From Paid In Full to Guess Who's Back and My Melody to Mahogany, all the essentials are here including four previously unreleased cuts that kick off the album: "Hip Hop", "It's Nothing", "Love 4 Sale", & "Word On The Street". Although it's not the new album that everyone's been patiently waiting for since '99, it's better than nothing...and this fan is more than satisfied...for now.

01. Hip Hop (Unreleased)
02. Love 4 Sale (Unreleased)
03. Word On The Street (Unreleased)
04. It's Nothing (Unreleased)
05. It's Been A Long TIme
06. My Melody
07. Don't Sweat The Technique
08. Follow The Leader
09. Ghetto
10. Guess Who's Back?
11. What's On Your Mind?
12. Remember That
13. It's Nothing
14. Saga Begins
15. Move The Crowd
16. Paid In Full
17. I Know You Got Soul
18. I Ain't No Joke
19. Juice (Know The Ledge)
20. Mahogany
21. Eric B. Is President
22. Microphone Fiend

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